Table ES-1 summarizes the major energy impacts of Hurricanes Irene and Sandy. • Better ways to inform the public about potential impact of hurricanes are presented. N2 - This paper describes a quantitative analysis of traffic patterns and highway disruptions during Hurricane Irene and Sandy evacuations in New Jersey (NJ).

Table ES-1. reported following Hurricane Irene. AU - Li, Jian. PY - 2015/9/27.

T2 - traffic patterns and highway disruptions during evacuations. Connecticut was also affected by Hurricane Sandy on October 29, 2012. AU - Bartin, Bekir. Find the top news online at ABC news. Information Hurricane Sandy Hurricane Irene Hurricane Katrina First U.S. Landfall Date October 29, 2012 August 27, 2011 August 29, 2005 Strength at First U.S. Landfall Post-Tropical Cyclone Category 1 Hurricane Category 3 Hurricane U.S. Landfall Location and Sustained Wind Speeds Atlantic City, NJ –80 mph Cape Lookout, NC - 90 mph • The size of a tropical cyclone cannot be ignored in assessing its potential impact. • Lessons from recent hurricanes Katrina, Ike, Irene, Isaac and Sandy are discussed.

• Sandy formed in the central Caribbean on October 22nd and intensified into a hurricane as it tracked north across Jamaica, eastern Cuba and the Bahamas. Energy Impacts of Hurricane Irene vs. Hurricane Sandy Impact Irene Sandy Hurricanes Irene and Sandy did not have a major impact on natural gas infrastructure or supplies in the Northeast. The widely used Saffir–Simpson hurricane scale is shown to be misleading. This paper describes a quantitative analysis of traffic patterns and highway disruptions during Hurricane Irene and Sandy evacuations in New Jersey (NJ). AU - Ozbay, Kaan. Hurricane Irene impacted Connecticut on August 28, 2011, not 2012.

Summary: Hurricane Sandy was the 18th named tropical cyclone of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season (June 1 - November 30). Get breaking national and world news, broadcast video coverage, and exclusive interviews. Y1 - 2015/9/27.